if you’re looking for a humorous introduction to biostatistics (and who isn’t, really), consider the 3rd edition of Biostatistics: The Bare Essentials. It’s available, published by BC Decker in 2008. Intended as a practical and humorous introduction to the topic of biostatistics, the book comes with an accompanying CD with two lectures by editors Norman and Streiner. A student version of the book is available, with SPSS included on the CD.
MedPage Today is “putting breaking medical news into practice.”
this resource is a free website developed by MedPage Today and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, focusing on medical news headlines. The site covers breaking medical news and analyzes it so that physicians can use the information in their daily practice. The goal is to be quick but thorough, and i imagine it would be immensely useful to have this resource at my disposal if i had a patient come in and say, “what do you know about that article i read in today’s newspaper.”
there’s a ‘campaign ’08’ tab to keep you informed on what the presidential candidates are saying on a variety of health topics. there are free continuing med ed credits if you register. you can sort your news by specialty (topics in left-hand frame) or link to blogs written by four well-known physician bloggers.
this looks like a very nice resource that i will evaluate further via the rss feed and will report back if i notice something else about medpage today that you need to know about.
p.s. you don’t really mean ‘literally,’ medpage today, do you? “We literally put each doctor and Expert Patient on the same page.” you’re just testing us to see if we’re paying attention?
stay tuned tomorrow for updates about exciting products or other developments, as described by the vendors here at the medical library association conference.
i thought i should mention, before i started blogging about the things i’ll be seeing in the exhibits hall, that by writing about a particular product i am in no way endorsing it, suggesting you buy it, or telling you that i’ve bought it. think of me as a shopping guide with no personal agenda. okay? now that we’ve cleared that up, get ready for posts beginning tomorrow about the latest and greatest in the world of academic medical products, publications, and the like. oh yes, there may also be photos.
I’m the chair of the Government Relations & Bylaws committee for the Medical Library Group of Southern California & Arizona and am on a few e-mail lists as a result, keeping me informed of what’s going on in our government related to libraries. When I see something relevant for medical librarians I direct our Group to take action. Most of the actions we take are at a grass roots level and are mainly about having our voice heard as librarians. It’s all good stuff. If you too want to stay informed in a non-in-your-face way, consider adding ALA’s District Dispatch blog to your feed reader.
Occasionally I’ll point our Group to take action on a topic more broad than medical libraries. Today is such a day. It is Virtual Library Legislative Day. If you’re a librarian or a library lover (or a librarian lover for that matter), consider participating. Go to ALA’s Take Action site, type in your zip code, and send your congressional reps a little note to let them know you value libraries.
